Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge - CVE-2016-3351

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Memory corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge - CVE-2016-3351

Published: September 13, 2016 / Updated: May 24, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5245
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3351
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Edge

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling of malicious files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and gain access to arbitrary data.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-3351

Install update from vendor's website.

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